take/use...as collateral 做抵押 Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans. 许多人用个人资产作抵押,办理小额商业贷款。 We take our home as collateral in order to raise money to invest in the scheme.

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What do you prefer? 你更喜欢哪个 What do you prefer?Tea or coffee? 茶和咖啡你更喜欢哪个? What do you prefer?By a taxi or take a walk? 坐出租车和散步,你想选哪个? A:Do you prefer tea or coffee? 你喜欢咖啡还是茶?

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A:YoutoldmethatJohnlikestoboastabouthiscapability. 你告诉我约翰喜欢自吹自擂。 B:Yes.Healwaystalksaboutthingsthatarebeyondhisreach. 是的,他总是谈论他办不到的事情。 A:ButwhenIwenttoaskhimtohelpme,hekeptonpoor-mouthinghimse

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We should've set the alarm for 7:30. 我们应该把闹钟定到七点半的。 should have done 本应该做某事(却没做) set the alarm for..+时间 把闹钟设在(几点) I should've come early. 我应该早点来的。 I should've acc

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A: They usuallypoke their noses intothe affairs of other people. They ask questions, people do not commonly ask. 他们总是对别人的事情很感兴趣,打听一些一般人不会问的问题。 B: If theyhit it offwith on another, they dont mi

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A: Never offend Mr Jones.I saw herranting and ravingjust because of trifle. 千万不要招惹琼斯太太,有一次,我看到她就因为一些小事就大骂起来。 B:I amtired ofthis sort of people. 我讨厌这种人。 A:Don't speak so lou

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A:One ofmy old friendspoped upinfront ofme yesterday.You cannot imagine how surprise I was at that time. 我的一个老朋友昨天突然出现在我面前。你想象不到我那个时候有多吃惊。 B:He must have your address. 他一定有你的

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Imustbuysomefurnitureformynewflat. 我必须给我新买的公寓买点家具。 furniture 家具 Ihelpedhimchoosethefurnitureforhishouse. 我帮他挑选房子里用的家具。 Iwanttoaddsomenewpiecesoffurnitureformyhouse. 我想在家里添置一些

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David is out for lunch. David出去吃午饭了。 be/go out for... 出去做... Susan is out for shopping. 苏珊出门购物了。 Let's go out for a drink. 我们出去喝一杯吧。 A:Hello. Can I talk to David? 你好。能让David接电话吗?

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It's quite a ways. 它有点儿远。 It's quite a ways. 挺远的;相当远 That's quite a long ways from here,isn't it? 那离这里挺远的,不是吗? a ways是美式英语的说法,可以解释为a long distance。a ways也可以写成a

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I was promoted to the position of sales manager. 我就被升为销售经理。 somebody be promoted to... 某人被晋升/提拔为... She was promoted to the vice president due to her hard work. 由于她工作努力,被提拔为副总裁。 posi

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much as I'd like to 尽管我很想去 much as尽管 Much as I admire him,I can't excuse his faults. 尽管我很佩服他,我不能原谅他的错误。 Much as I like butter,I never eat much at a time. 尽管我很喜欢黄油,我一次绝不吃多

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When are you off? 你什么时候动身? be off 离开 I'll get the car out and we can be off. 我去把车开出来,我们就可以走了。 I will be off on business this week or next. 我将在这星期或者下星期出差。 A:I want to say

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I get to meet lots of people. 我可以有机会遇到很多人。 get to.. 有机会做某事 Do you get to see him often? 你有机会经常见到他吗? They get to stay in nice hotels. 他们有机会住在很好的酒店。 A:How do you like y

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pay off (某行动)取得成功;带来好结果 If an action pays off, it is successful or profitable after a period of time. 如果一项活动有回报,那么一段时间后,它就会成功或盈利。 Sandra was determined to become a do

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Better late than never. 迟到总比不做好 It's 2 decades late.But better late than never. 这迟了20年,但是迟到总比不做好。 He bought a house when he was sixty.But it's better late than never. 他到60岁才买了房,但是迟买总

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pull over 把车开到路边;(通常因为司机危险驾驶)警察令驾驶者把车停到路边 Please pull over,I'm throwing up. 请靠边停车,我快吐了。 I wanted to stop but there was no place to pull over. 我想停车可是没有地

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How's...going? 进行的怎么样了? going 进行 How's.....going? ...进展/进行的怎么样了? How'syourpapergoing? 你的论文写的怎么样了? How'syournewjobgoing? 你的新工作怎么样了? A:How'syourcoursegoing?Doyoulikeit?

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I don't want to stuck in a rut. 我不想停滞不前。 stuck in a rut 一成不变 we need to find some new things to do that we both like. Otherwise, we might be stuck in this rut forever! 我们需要找到我们喜欢的新事物。否则,我们

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kind of 有点儿;有几分;稍微 It was kind of sad. 有点儿让人悲伤。 I'm kind of hungry now. 我现在有点儿饿了。 I'm feeling kind of tired. 我感觉有点累。 I kind of like him. 我有点儿喜欢他。 A:Hi, Francis, morni

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